California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16km SE of Anza, CA on Tue, Dec 28, 1982, 10:35 AM PST (18:35 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-28 18:35:12 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.452° N, 116.555° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.29km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15949 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.510km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15949 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15949 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.916km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15949 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.61km E of Cabazon, CA · 15948 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15948 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.326km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.928km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.327km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.66km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15948 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.028km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.028km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.99km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15948 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.528km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15948 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 15947 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.618km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15947 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15947 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15946 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.010km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.99km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15946 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.81km NE of Anza, CA · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 15945 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.516km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15945 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.79km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15945 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.41km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15945 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.73km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15945 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.223km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15944 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.221km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.322km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15944 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.321km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.16km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15944 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.322km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.010km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15943 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.113km SE of Anza, CA · 15943 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.75km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15942 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.84km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.76km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15942 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.124km NE of Thermal, CA · 15942 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.55km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15942 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15942 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15941 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 15941 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 188.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci500640. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.